Long Beach Island Landmarks Association

Moments in the history of Long Beach NY.

Long Beach Memories: A Pictorial History & Discussion Missing Long Beach? Join us for a Pictorial History of Long Beach every Tuesday at 2PM with Eileen Pollis, librarian & lifelong resident of Long Beach. Take an extensive tour of our beautiful city through the Library’s gallery of photos and Local History Collection. Let’s share our memories! To join our discussion using your smartphone, tablet, or device: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/579327728?... Meeting ID: 579 327 728? Password: 238323? To join by phone: +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Meeting ID: 579 327 728 CONTACT: [email protected] LOCATION: ONLINE

We are saddened by the passing of Dan Steele of Long Beach, NY. Please follow the link to our blog post about Dan Steele. https://lbila.com/blog

LONG BEACH RESORT ERA The story of the present Long Beach begins with the Resort Era. In April 1906, the developer of Long Beach, William. ...H. Reynolds, formed a Corporation The Estates of Long Beach. He hired Charles H. Leavitt, Jr.,Landscape Engineer to map out a plan for Long Beach. The Title of the original drawing Estates of Estates of Long Beach, President William H. Reynolds, Map #1, dated and signed by Charles H. Leavitt, Jr., dated and Signed by him, March 1907. In 1909-Long Beach opened with the most stringent restrictions requiring Plots a certain size, a high minimal cost for the building and construction white stucco facade and red tile roof. The vision of the Developer, William H. Reynolds was to create a superbly eloquent estates for the summer colony for the wealthy and famous of the era. Promotion to sell properties. Original buildings constructed in Resort Era.. Alexandra H. Karafinas

LONG BEACH FAMOUS - RESORT ERA The RESORT ERA of Long Beach attracted many of he wealthy and famous world entertainers of that time. One of the most famous, o...f this era, was the well known Broadway Producer Florence Ziegfeld. He had a 30 room exquisite magnificent summer mansion in Long Beach. The mansion was built on Reynolds Channel with a view of he magnificent Manhattan Skyline.

More awesome images from Chris Lindner! There is some priceless info in the comments of the original post.

Thank you Chris Lindner for this beautiful image of one of Long Beach's gems!

http://bit.ly/2Tfi4Js Did you know that Havana’s Central RR Station was designed by the same architect who drew the plans for the LIRR Station in Long Beach, NY USA? His name is Ken Murchison. Kenneth MacKenzie Murchison, Jr. (September 29, 1872 - December 15, 1938) was a prominent American Beaux-Arts and Gothic Revival architect. #havanacuba #lbny #longbeachny #lirr

Here's a little news from Roslyn, NY. New York State Regional Economic Development Council Awarded the Roslyn Landmark Society $1.5 Million to Restore a 300-year-old landmark.

Here's an article that was written a few years ago about Sen. Reynolds.